GRE Word List
SINECURE
an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income
The meaning of the word sinecure is an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
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| pliant | pliable |
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| roue | a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake |
| inclusive | broad in orientation or scope |
| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| resign | relegate |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |